A 75-year-old man is admitted under the Infectious Disease
unit with Covid. However, he is in the ED due to a lack of isolation beds. You
are called to his isolation room. He is yelling and pulling at his monitoring
leads. The nurse is unsuccessful in calming him. He has now required 4 other
nursing staff to hold him to prevent him from falling. The emergency buzzer for
the room has been pressed.

Question:
Which of the following is the most important action for you
and your staff?

Question

A 75-year-old man is admitted under the Infectious Disease
    unit with Covid. However, he is in the ED due to a lack of isolation beds. You
    are called to his isolation room. He is yelling and pulling at his monitoring
    leads. The nurse is unsuccessful in calming him. He has now required 4 other
    nursing staff to hold him to prevent him from falling. The emergency buzzer for
    the room has been pressed.

Question: 
 Which of the following is the most important action for you
    and your staff?

Accepted Answer

Ensure
PPE is worn by all staff interacting with him

Answer

Bring
the resuscitation trolley

Answer

Ensure
he has intravenous access

Answer

Contact
the infectious disease team

Answer

Call
security officers

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